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Platarctia parthenos - Newly hatched caterpillars - Platarctia parthenos
Copyright © 2009 Cassie

Platarctia parthenos - Newly hatched caterpillars - Platarctia parthenos
Hubbard County, Minnesota, USA
July 22, 2009
Size: Teeny Tiny! <1mm
Kept safe in a soft bug enclosure, they just hatched today (7/22/09). Fresh food provided. Approx. 2 weeks to hatch. Turned nearly translucent before hatching. Currently they are eating their shells.
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Contributed by Cassie on 22 July, 2009 - 3:46pm

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